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Is KFL&A Planking? Dr. Moore won’t rule it out

(Editors note - This article has been updated from the version published in the Frontenac News on April 9 with information from KFL&A Public Health that was released on April 8 - it is currently up to date as of 11am, April 9) In an interview with the Frontenac News on Friday…

Grocers respond to COVID – again

As the state of emergency in Ontario intensifies and the list of essential services shortens, trips to the grocery store and pharmacy are becoming one of the few public events on the weekly calendar for many. As we reported two weeks ago, grocery stores have been scrambling to…

Perth Road Village Crafters sewing for Kingston Hospital

If you go to Kingston General Hospital (KGH) for some reason, you may be given a mask that matches a quilt somewhere in Frontenac. Sewers all over the region are making cloths masks and donating them. “I saw a Facebook posting from a group called Healthcare Mask Crusaders who…

Addington Highlands moves into digital age with online budget/council meetings

Addington Highlands Council moved firmly into the 21st Century Tuesday holding its first two meetings over electronic media in order to conform with social distancing guidelines amid the Covid-19 crisis. The first meeting was to approve (not pass) the 2020 budget.…

Life in the covidiverse

(Editors note - The majority of our readers, like the majority of North Americans, are living sequestered lives in their homes these days, emerging only briefly for necessities. It leaves some time to reflect. Jonas Bonnetta, who lives with his partner Cayley Runciman and their…

An Easter message

(United Church Clergy from Sharbot Lake and Parham United Churches serving the areas and amalgamated churches of Zealand, Oso, Maberly, Parham, Sharbot Lake, Oconto, Tichborne, Wagarville, Long Lake and all places in between) The world’s circumstances and health situation has…

Community Services organizations pivot to provide service during social lockdown.

The personal touch is one of the features of the services offered by both Southern Frontenac Community Services (SFCS) and Rural Frontenac Community Services (RFCS). The two agencies have been around for decades, each providing a basket of services for residents of South,…

Together we can win

Over the past 3 weeks you have been bombarded with information about COVID-19 and the ongoing global pandemic, I am not going to repeat all that information now. My goal with this letter is to address our Community specifically. First I want to extend my gratitude to all the…

Why is this seder different from all other seders

Easter is the one holiday in the Christian calendar that aligns with one of the major Jewish festivals, Passover. Every year, Passover and Easter take place within days of each other, so while everyone else is eating chocolate and counting bunnies, us Jews are suffering with…

We are all in this together

I am thankful to all of you, the people who live and work in our region, for all you are doing to protect our community, our neighbours, and our loved ones from COVID-19. The decisive actions and the changes we have all made these last few weeks are saving lives. With the…